(A)
Uniform
statewide standards for foster care maintenance (FCM) minimum and maximum
reimbursement amounts for public foster homes, relative homes licensed as
foster homes and pre-finalized adoptive homes that continue to receive Title
IV-E FCM reimbursements have been established by the Ohio department of job and
family services (ODJFS). These amounts shall be updated annually by the
issuance of a "Family, Children and Adult Services Procedure Letter" and are
the minimum and maximum amounts that can be authorized for Title IV-E FCM
reimbursements for a child placed in the substitute care settings.

(1)
If there is a
difference between the statewide maximum reimbursement amount and a higher
Title IV-E agency payment amount, the Title IV-E agency shall supplement
payments without benefit of federal financial participation (FFP) under Title
IV-E.

(2)
If there is a difference
between the statewide minimum reimbursement amount and a lesser Title IV-E
agency payment amount, the Title IV-E agency shall not claim Title IV-E FCM
funds to support the placement of the child.

(B)
Reimbursements for employment-related
child care and child care when the foster parent is required to participate,
without the child, in activities associated with parenting a child in foster
care that are beyond the scope of ordinary parental duties may be authorized
for a FCM eligible child placed in a foster home, relative home licensed as a
foster home or pre-finalized adoptive home provided that the child care
provider is licensed or certified.

(1)
The
maximum child care reimbursement to the Title IV-E agency shall not exceed the
amounts referenced in rule
5101:2-16-41 of the
Administrative Code.

(2)
The
definitions for the age categories are contained in rule
5101:2-16-01 of the
Administrative Code. Reimbursements for child care, as described in this rule,
may be authorized for a foster child between the ages of thirteen and eighteen
who qualifies for a difficulty of care payment referenced in rule
5101:2-47-18 of the
Administrative Code.

(3)
Child
care, as described in this rule, shall be claimed for reimbursement
through the statewide automated child welfare
information system (SACWIS).

(C)
"Relative homes" and " pre-finalized
adoptive homes" as used in this rule mean a licensed/certified/approved foster
home.